An Icelandic study has suggested that children who get early treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder do better in school than those who aren’t prescribed drugs until they are older.
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Iceland study: early ADHD treatment helps kids at school
Posted on 02 July 2012.
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Adults gobbling kids’ speedy meds
Posted on 20 November 2011.
The number of adults taking amphetamine-like medicine meant for children with ADHD has rocketed in Denmark over the last decade, according to a report.
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Iceland and Denmark both hooked on ADHD and depression drugs
Posted on 23 August 2011.
Icelandic ADHD and depression sufferers are considerably more likely than their Danish counterparts to be prescribed medication, according to Icelandic Directorate of Health figures. Denmark has itself seen such prescriptions skyrocket.
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10,000 Danish children on Ritalin
Posted on 11 January 2010.
A reliance on prescription medication and over-prescribing has been blamed by medical experts for the alarming rise in young Danes on Ritalin.
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ADHD prescriptions skyrocket in Denmark
Posted on 23 September 2009.
An ever-growing number of Danish children are deemed to be suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and along with the increased number of diagnoses there has been a huge rise in both prescriptions and medication dosages.
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